Jatta

Jatta or Jåttå is a surname and clan name. The surname originated from Prince Karapha Yalli Jatta son of Mansa Ali Djata Keita son of Mari Djata I establisher of the Mali Empire. Notable people with the surname include:

• Antonio Jatta (1852–1912), Italian politician and lichenologist
• Assan Jatta (born 1984), Gambian football striker
• Bakery Jatta (born 1998), Gambian footballer
• Barbara Jatta (born 1962), Italian art historian
• Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta, Jola scholar and musician from Mandinary, Gambia
• Fabakary Jatta (born 1947), member of the Pan-African Parliament from the Gambia
• Ousman Rambo Jatta (born 1969), the Councilor of Old Bakau in Gambia
• Paul Jatta (born 1991), Gambian footballer
• Sidia Jatta (born 1945), Gambian politician, academic, and writer
• Jatta (novel), fantasy novel for teens with the heroine Princess Jatta 'whose life is not a fairytale'