Gissing is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred Gissing (1896–1975), English writer and headmaster Algernon Gissing (1860–1937), English writer George Gissing (1857–1903), English novelist Harry Gissing (1890–1963), American track and field athlete Jason Gissing (born 1970), British businessman
See also Gissing, Norfolk, a village and civil parish in England Gissing v. Gissing, a case in English property law