Is Wedge Antilles (of Rogue Squadron) related to Captain Antilles (of Leia Organa's Tantive IV from Episode 4) in-universe? (G to C canon).
I couldn't find any mention of relation (or its absense) in Wedge's Wookieepedia page.
Answer
I think I may have found the source of the Antilles/Smith fact:
Antilles is a very common in-universe family name in Star Wars. Stephen J. Sansweet, director of content management at Lucasfilm, stated that Antilles is equivalent to "Jones" or "Smith". "Jon Antilles" is thus synonymous with the name John Smith, a generic alias used in Western culture.
Wookieepedia page for Jon Antilles
This is also referenced in information about Wedge:
Wedge Antilles is from Corellia. For more information on Wedge, please visit the alt.fan.wedge news group. On the Official Site Steve Sansweet explains "it should be noted that 'Antilles' is sort of the Star Wars equivalent of 'Jones', and 'Smith'. There have been numerous characters throughout the films, books and expanded universe material named Antilles, but almost none of them are directly related."
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