Filipescu is a surname common in Romania, meaning "son of Philip" and may refer to:

• the Filipescu family of Wallachian boyars (also known as Filipide), having among its members Mitică Filipescu (radical revolutionary), Alecu Filipescu-Vulpea (minister), Ioan Filipescu (caimacam of Wallachia), Nicolae Filipescu and Grigore Filipescu (conservative politicians)
• Elena Filipescu (or Filipovici), communist militant
• Iulian Filipescu, Romanian football player
• Leonte Filipescu, communist militant
• Miltidate Filipescu, geologist
• Radu Filipescu, Romanian anti-Communist dissident and inventor
• Zaharia Filipescu, actor