Ripper

See also: ripper

English

Etymology

• As an English surname, from Middle English ripier (“basket”), from Old Norse hrip, from Proto-Germanic *hrepaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to bend”).
• As a Scottish surname, from Middle English reper (“reaper, harvester”) (modern reaper).
• As a German surname, variant of Ripp.

Proper noun

Ripper (plural Rippers)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ripper is the 30043^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 781 individuals. Ripper is most common among White (95.39%) individuals.