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
 - 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
 
 
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