Sisson is a surname that appeared in rural England around West Riding, Yorkshire in the 15th century. Notable people with the surname include: C. H. Sisson (1914–2003), British writer Fred Sisson (1879–1949), United States Representative from New York Jeremiah Sisson (1720–1783), British instrument maker John Richard Sisson (born 1936), acting president of the Ohio State University Jonathan Sisson (1690–1749), British instrument maker Marshall Sisson (1897–1978), British architect Rosemary Anne Sisson (1923–2017), British writer and screenwriter Rufus Sisson (1890–1977), American college basketball player See also Sisson Documents, forged Russian documents which purported that Trotsky and Lenin were agents in the pay of the German government Sisson, California, now Mount Shasta, California, named after prominent land owner Justin Sisson Sissons (disambiguation)