Reissner, also Reißner, is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:Eric Reissner (1913–1996), German-American civil engineer, mathematician and academic Ernst Reissner (1824–1878), Baltic German anatomist Hans Reissner (1874–1967), German aeronautical engineer Larissa Reissner (1895–1926), Russian writer and revolutionary Lena Charlotte Reißner, German professional racing cyclist