Yerofeyev

Yerofeyev (masculine) or Yerofyeva (feminine), also transliterated as Erofeev or Erofeyev, is a Russian surname. It means "(someone) related to Yerofey", Yerofey (Ерофей) being a form of the archaic Christian masculine first name Ierofey (Иерофей - from Greek Hierotheos (Ἱερόθεος)).

Notable people with the surname include:


 * Vasily Yerofeyev (1822–1884), Russian geologist
 * Mikhail Yerofeyev (1857–1941), Russian general
 * Oleg Yerofeyev (1940–2022), Russian admiral
 * Olga Erofeeva (born 1985), Russian triathlete]
 * Tamara Erofeyeva (born 1937), Russian linguist
 * Venedikt Yerofeyev (1938–1990), Russian writer
 * Victor Erofeyev (born 1947), Russian writer
 * Denis Erofeyev (born 1974), Russian racing driver
 * Vladimir Yerofeyev
 * Vladimir Ivanovich Yerofeyev (1920-1991), Soviet diplomat
 * Vladimir Yerofeyev (football coach)
 * Vladimir Yakovlevich Yerofeyev (1909—1986), Soviet ambassador