Childs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amy Childs (born 1990), English model and reality show participant of The Only Way Is Essex fame
Barney Childs (1926–2000), American composer
Barry and Sally Childs-Helton, American singer/songwriters
Brevard Childs (1923–2007), Biblical scholar
Chris Childs (basketball) (born 1967), retired American basketball player
Chris Childs (bassist) (born 1958), British bass player
Cupid Childs (1867–1912), American Major League baseball player
David Childs (born 1941), American architect and designer
David H Childs (born 1933), British Professor and leading Academic on the former East Germany, GDR as well as Britain
Earle Childs (1893–1918), U.S. Navy submarine officer in World War I
Ebenezer Childs, (1797–1864), American pioneer
Euros Childs (born 1975), Welsh singer/songwriter
George William Childs (1829–1894), American publisher
Jeremy Childs, American actor and writer
John Childs (aviator), American pioneer aviator
John Childs (cricketer) (born 1951), English cricketer
Joseph Childs (1787–1870), English soldier and penal administrator
Lucinda Childs (born 1940), American dancer/choreographer
Marquis Childs (1903–1990), American journalist
Mary Ellen Childs (born 1957), American composer
Mary Louise Milliken Childs (1873–1936), American philanthropist
Morris H. Childs (born Moishe Chilovsky, 1902–1991), American Communist Party functionary and secret FBI informant.
Ozro W. Childs (1824–1890), American horticulturalist
Roy Childs (1949–1992), American critic and essayist
Thomas Childs (1796–1853), American soldier of the Mexican–American War
Toni Childs (born 1957), American singer/songwriter
Tracey Childs (born 1963), English actress
William Edward Childs (born 1957), American composer and jazz pianist
