Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiary
We consent to incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement (No. 333-168779) on Form S-8 of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiary, relating to the Southern First Bancshares, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, of our report dated March 4, 2014, related to our audit of the consolidated financial statements, which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. and Subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2013.
/s/ Elliott Davis, LLC
Greenville, South Carolina
December 16, 2014