Reiss (name)

Reiss is a surname of Old German origin, and was most commonly used by Ashkenazic Jewish people as a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in rice (Yiddish רײַז), or as an ornamental name from the Old High German word Reis ‘twig,’ ‘branch.’

The surname Reisman is a variant.

People named Reiss

• Abram Joseph Reiss, the United States' first ordained rabbi to serve in a rabbinical position
• Bob Reiss, American author
• Chen Reiss, Israeli opera singer
• Clotilde Reiss, French student held hostage in Iran
• David Reiss, British fashion retail store founder of Reiss (brand)
• David Reiss, American Social Psychologist
• Elayne Reiss-Weimann, Elementary school teacher and co-creator of The Letter People
• Eric Reiss, American author
• Hugo Reiss, former consul of Brazil in Shanghai, and father of Jane Engelhard
• James Reiss, American poet
• Ira Reiss, American sociologist and sexuality researcher
• Johanna Reiss, Dutch-American writer and Holocaust survivor
• L. W. Reiss, former Virginia Tech college football coach
• Lionel S. Reiss, Polish-American artist, famous for his depictions of "Jewish Life"
• Manfred Reiss, Polish-British artist
• Michael Reiss, British bioethicist, educator, and former Director of Education at the Royal Society
• Mike Reiss (sports reporter) American sports beat writer (Boston Globe) for the New England Patriots
• Mike Reiss, American television writer (The Simpsons)
• Mitchell Reiss, American diplomat
• Paul Reiss, educator
• Spencer Reiss, American journalist
• Tom Reiss, American author and journalist
• Uzzi Reiss, Israeli-American physician, pioneering gynecologist, and antiaging specialist
• Winold Reiss, German-American artist
• Yona Reiss, American rabbi and director of the Beth Din of America, the largest rabbinical court in the United States
• Zeev Reiss Israeli micropaleontologist and geologist

In fiction

• Jonathan Reiss, fictional character in "Lara Croft" film

See also

• Reisman