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Sorokin Surname Meaning

Russian and Jewish (from Belarus): patronymic from a nickname based on soroka ‘magpie’ denoting a garrulous or thievish person or someone with a streak of white among black hair.

In the case of the Jewish surname, it is normally an artificial name, one of the many taken from the names of birds.

It is formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Sorokin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sorokin family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1911 and 1920. The most Sorokin families were found in USA in 1920. In 1920 there were 6 Sorokin families living in New York. This was about 25% of all the recorded Sorokin's in USA. New York had the highest population of Sorokin families in 1920.
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Passenger Lists

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Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Sorokin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1967, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Sorokin in 1963 was 77, and 91 in 2004.

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