He appears to be from that area, yes. I didn't think it was that uncommon; I could've sworn I knew someone else with that last name, though I'm now not sure from where. (That's why I pronounced your name with a z sound until you corrected me---it wasn't, or at least, I didn't think it was, just a guess.)
I confess I did wonder if he was any relation, but ended up dismissing it, figuring the name was too common to support that guess!