Rada or de Rada (the latter of possibly Spanish origin) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antonio Rada (born 1937), Colombian footballerFilip Rada, Czech football playerKarel Rada, Czech football playerIonuţ Rada, Romanian football playerMarian Rada, Romanian football playerPetr Rada, Czech football coachRuben Rada, Uruguayan candombe singerTomáš Rada, Czech football playerMark Rada, Canadian Software SpecialistJeronim de Rada (or Girolamo de Rada) (1814 - 1903), Italian writerMartín de Rada (or Herrada) (1533 - 1578), a Spanish Augustinian friar, missionary and travelerRodrigo Jiménez de Rada (1170 - 1247), A Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and historian