Ripper

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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) A surname. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ripper is the 30043rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 781 individuals. Ripper is most common among White (95.39%) individuals. === Etymology 2 === From ripper, from rip+-er ==== Proper noun ==== the Ripper Ellipsis of Jack the Ripper ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== Ripper (plural Rippers) (informal) Alternative letter-case form of ripper A vicious murderer A serial killer