Vis is a Dutch metonymic occupational surname. Vis means "fish" and referred to a fisherman.
People with this surname include:
Caroline Vis (born 1970), Dutch tennis player
Fiderd Vis (born 1981), Aruban judoka
Jacob Vis (born 1940), Dutch novelist (de:Jacob Vis)
Lucas Vis (born 1947), Dutch conductor and composer (de:Lucas Vis)
Jan Vis (1933–2011), Dutch journalist, legal scholar, and politician
Judith Vis (born 1980), Dutch hurdler and heptathlete (nl:Judith Vis)
Marja Vis (born 1977), Dutch speed skater
Rudi Vis (born 1941), Dutch-born British politician
Russell Vis (1900–1990), American wrestler
Willem Cornelis Vis (1924–1993), Dutch jurist and expert in international commercial transactions
