'''Sorkin''' ({{langx|ru|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 *{{ill|Ina Sorkina|be|Іна Валер’еўна Соркіна}} (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 == *{{intitle|Sorkin}} *{{intitle|Sorkina}} * Zeitlin * Sarasohn (Sarason) *Sorokin
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Category:Russian-language surnames Category:Jewish matronymic surnames Category:Russian-Jewish surnames