Sorkin

Sorkin (; 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
• (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
• Michael Sorkin, American journalist
• 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

• Zeitlin
• Sarasohn (Sarason)
• Sorokin