Sorkin

Sorkin (Russian: Соркин; feminine form: Sorkina) is a matronymic Russian Jewish surname meaning "son of Sorka", where Sorka is a Yiddish diminutive of Sarah. Variants include Surkin and Syrkin.

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Aaron Sorkin (born 1961), American screenwriter, producer, and playwright
  • Amy Davidson Sorkin (born 1969/1970), American journalist
  • Andrew Ross Sorkin (born 1977), American journalist
  • Arleen Sorkin (1956–2023), American actress
  • David Sorkin, American historian
  • Ina Sorkina [be] (born 1971), Belarusian historian
  • Ira Sorkin (born 1943), American attorney
  • Ihor Sorkin (born 1967), chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine
  • Jenni Sorkin (born 1977), American art historian
  • Leonard Sorkin (1916–1985), American violinist
  • Marc Sorkin (1902–1986), Russian-American film director
  • Michael Sorkin (1948–2020), American architect
  • Nancy Sorkin Rabinowitz, American classicist
  • Naum Sorkin (1899–1980), Soviet general
  • Rafael Sorkin (born 1945), American physicist
  • Roman Sorkin (born 1996), Israeli basketball player

See also

  • All pages with titles containing Sorkin
  • All pages with titles containing Sorkina
  • Zeitlin
  • Sarasohn (Sarason)
  • Sorokin
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