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 fameBarney Childs (1926–2000), American composerBarry and Sally Childs-Helton, American singer/songwritersBrevard Childs (1923–2007), Biblical scholarChris Childs (basketball) (born 1967), retired American basketball playerChris Childs (bassist) (born 1958), British bass playerCupid Childs (1867–1912), American Major League baseball playerDavid Childs (born 1941), American architect and designerDavid H Childs (born 1933), British Professor and leading Academic on the former East Germany, GDR as well as BritainEarle Childs (1893–1918), U.S. Navy submarine officer in World War IEbenezer Childs, (1797–1864), American pioneerEuros Childs (born 1975), Welsh singer/songwriterGeorge William Childs (1829–1894), American publisherJeremy Childs, American actor and writerJohn Childs (aviator), American pioneer aviatorJohn Childs (cricketer) (born 1951), English cricketerJoseph Childs (1787–1870), English soldier and penal administratorLucinda Childs (born 1940), American dancer/choreographerMarquis Childs (1903–1990), American journalistMary Ellen Childs (born 1957), American composerMary Louise Milliken Childs (1873–1936), American philanthropistMorris H. Childs (born Moishe Chilovsky, 1902–1991), American Communist Party functionary and secret FBI informant.Ozro W. Childs (1824–1890), American horticulturalistRoy Childs (1949–1992), American critic and essayistThomas Childs (1796–1853), American soldier of the Mexican–American WarToni Childs (born 1957), American singer/songwriterTracey Childs (born 1963), English actressWilliam Edward Childs (born 1957), American composer and jazz pianist