Corliss is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

C-XSC. A C++ class library for extended scientific computing. Transl. by G. F. Corliss, C. Lawo, R. Klatte, A. Wiethoff, C. Wolff
A General-Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late-Nineteenth-Century United States
A General Purpose Technology at Work: The Corliss Steam Engine in the Late 19th Century
Some properties of Tetrahymena paravorax Corliss, 1957, Strain RP
Human Diversity in Killer Cell Inhibitory Receptor Genes
Submarine Thermal Springs on the Galápagos Rift
Immunoreceptor DAP12 bearing a tyrosine-based activation motif is involved in activating NK cells.
Rigorous Global Search: Industrial Applications
Rigorous Global Search: Industrial Applications
Atomic energy levels of the iron-period elements: potassium through nickel