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Meaning & History
Occupational name for a pig farmer, an overseer of pigs or a nickname for someone who rode a pig, derived from Middle High German swīn meaning "hog, swine" and stīger meaning "foreman, mine inspector". It could also denote a person who hailed from any of the various places called Schweinsteig in Bavaria, Germany. This surname is borne by Bastian Schweinsteiger (1984-) and his brother Tobias Schweinsteiger (1982-), both retired German soccer players.