User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 02-03-'12 — Leaked AC3 info!/@comment-83.71.7.144-20120304094938/@comment-4043223-20120304131806

Well Game Informer confirms his father is English, though the name is confusing (to me) because I have never heard of anyone taking the name Connor (historically for that time period) who came from England. Anyways, it doesn't matter and the name is cool so why not.