Yerofeyev (masculine) or Yerofyeva (feminine), also transliterated as Erofeev or Erofeyev, is a Russian surname. It means "(someone) related to Yerofey".

Notable people with the surname include:

Aleksandr Yerofeyev, Russian name of Aleksandrs Jerofejevs, Latvian ice hockey player

  • 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
  • Viktor Yerofeyev (born 1947), Russian writer

See also