Yerofeyev

Yerofeyev (masculine) or Yerofyeva (feminine), also transliterated as Erofeev or Erofeyev, is a Russian surname. It means "(someone) related to Yerofey", Yerofey (wikt:ru: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
• Olga Erofeeva (born 1985), Russian triathlete
• 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