Rada or de Rada (the latter of possibly Spanish origin) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Antonio Rada (born 1937), Colombian footballer
Filip Rada, Czech football player
Karel Rada, Czech football player
Ionuţ Rada, Romanian football player
Marian Rada, Romanian football player
Petr Rada, Czech football coach
Ruben Rada, Uruguayan candombe singer
Tomáš Rada, Czech football player
Mark Rada, Canadian Software Specialist
Jeronim de Rada (or Girolamo de Rada) (1814 - 1903), Italian writer
Martín de Rada (or Herrada) (1533 - 1578), a Spanish Augustinian friar, missionary and traveler
Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada (1170 - 1247), A Spanish Roman Catholic bishop and historian
