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Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 4:42pm On Dec 05, 2018 |
JikanBaura: Another poster above has said the same thing as well. Quite interesting really because I've never expected to hear anything Fulani. So from most comments, it's quite clear now that the surname Jatto is definitely from the north at least. My DNA kit came this morning, so I'm going to take my test later today when I get home from work. |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 7:07pm On Dec 04, 2018 |
ImperialYoruba: This is also interesting too. This is just a theory, but maybe, my paternal ancestors had the surname Jatau and were part of a jihad (as mentioned by a poster above) and gradually settled down around the Okene/Kogi region where their surname was changed to Jatto, as there wasn't an official dictionary on how names were spelt then and maybe they copied the style of the Ebira. They then may have traveled further south to Uromi. Well I have ordered the DNA kit which is coming on Wednesday, so until then I'll just have to guess! |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 6:59pm On Dec 04, 2018 |
Firmjudge: That's interesting. Thank you. |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 8:31pm On Dec 03, 2018 |
Firmjudge: This is what I was thinking before because I saw a lot of Jatto's from Kogi, Edo, Kwara and a few times from the Nasarawa area. So I think I'll be expecting results from Kogi/Nasarawa because they are from the Ebira tribe or Fulani. To add - my grandmother is Ishan and she is fair-skinned but my grandfather is not to fair but not too dark; he's in the middle. |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 8:28pm On Dec 03, 2018 |
RedboneSmith: Sorry for the late reply but that is very interesting I never knew this. I've ordered the kit so it's possible I might get Fulani results. |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 8:52pm On Dec 01, 2018 |
drips8: Having looked on Facebook I noticed some sort of correlation between people named Jatto and the area of Kogi. Thanks for your helps! |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 8:51pm On Dec 01, 2018 |
scholes0: Ah right. I was thinking this too since the surname is mostly associated with people around the area of Kogi State. Thanks for your help, I now know the kind of results I will be expecting from the DNA test. |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 5:31pm On Dec 01, 2018 |
scholes0: I'm planning on taking African Ancestry DNA, but I wanted to know if anybody had an idea on where the surname was from and if anyone using this surname had an idea. |
Culture / Re: Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 5:06pm On Dec 01, 2018 |
Redoil:? |
Culture / Where Does The Surname Jatto Come From? by JBoleynJatto: 4:55pm On Dec 01, 2018 |
Hi guys. I'm new to this forum and I'm from the UK. My mother is English and my father is Nigerian. My father doesn't really know much about his roots like that. He is an Ishan man from Edo State, Uromi and his surname is Jatto. His father's parents died when he was a child so his father doesn't know much about the generation above him. They don't really know much about where they are from because they grew up in Lagos. When I search up the surname Jatto on Facebook, mostly people from Kwara State, Kogi State and Auchi appear, and they are all Muslims. Jatto also comes up as a name in the Ebira tribe. I also try to find the origin of the surname and it says it's from IRAN. This confuses me also because British records have documents of Jatto people living in the UK as early as 1800s as well as a few Eastern European countries. This is irrelevant but my father's parents are light skinned and when I delved more into the history of Ishan or Eshan people - they seem to be associated with Portuguese people; could this be why my father's parents are light skinned? I also researched about the Nupe invasion on the Esanland so maybe my father's relatives where from that tribe and settled down there? I'm just wondering if anyone could help me? Thanks. |
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