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[–] Big_Bob@hexbear.net 25 points 6 months ago

To me it sounds like an americanisation of the Norwegian surname Sørbø.

It was pretty common for norwegian migrants, if they had an Ø in their name, to just remove the dash and make it an O.

I've seen yanks named Odegard instead of the proper Ødegård, and ulvoy instead of Ulvøy, etc.