Tissera is a Sinhalese surname derived from the Portuguese Teixeira. It may refer to the following notable people: Dayasritha Tissera, Sri Lankan politician Matías Tissera (born 1996), Argentine football forward Michael Tissera (born 1939), Sri Lankan cricketer Sobers–Tissera Trophy Rob Tissera (born 1966), British DJ and record producer Protus Tissera (1925–2007), Sri Lankan politician