'''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.{{cn|date = May 2026}} Notable people with the surname include:
*Alassana Jatta (born 1999), Gambian footballer *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'
==See also== *Jåttå Station, railway station at Jåttå in Stavanger, Norway *Jåttå videregående skole, upper secondary school in Stavanger, Norway *Jatta Ismail Khel, village in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan *''Jatta'' (film), a 2013 Kannada film
{{surname}} Category:Surnames of Gambian origin