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) (1909—1986), Soviet ambassador Russian-language surnames