Fildes (surname)
Fildes is an English toponymic surname from the regional name Fylde, the western part of the area Amounderness Hundred in Lancashire, England. The final -s appears to be a post-medieval excrescence. Notable people with the surname include:
- Albert Fildes, British rugby league footballer
- Audrey Fildes, British actress
- Henry Fildes, British politician
- Horace Edward Manners Fildes, New Zealand book collector
- John Fildes, British businessman and politician
- Luke Fildes, British painter
- Luke Fildes (fencer), British fencer
- Mary Fildes, British activist
- Paul Fildes, British pathologist and microbiologist
- Robin Fildes, Australian rules footballer