Arad is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Avi Arad, current CEO of Marvel Studios
Atar Arad
Ron Arad (disambiguation), multiple people
Roy Arad, Israeli journalist, poet and artist
Yael Arad (born 1967), Israeli judoka and first Israeli to win an Olympic medal
Moshe Arad
Nava Arad
Yitzhak Arad, Israeli historian of the Holocaust
Uzi Arad
Zvi Arad