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
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