Axelrad is a Yiddish surname, a variant of Axelrod. Notable people with the surname include: Albert S. Axelrad (born 1938), American rabbi Édouard Axelrad (1918–2006), French writer , editor of films including We Own the Night Nancy Axelrad, publisher and author of some of the Nancy Drew series of books Penina Axelrad, American aerospace engineer Vicki Lawrence (b. 1949), born Vicki Ann Axelrad, American actress, comedian, and singer Abraham of Cologne (fl. c. 1240), German rabbi