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