Schwein= pig
Steiger= stepper/climber
So his name is Pigstepper or Pigclimber. In German, most surnames were given to people in accordance to their profession (eg. Schneider=Tailor, Bäcker=Baker, Bauer=Farmer), so in German, a Schweinsteiger used to be the person who would hold down the pig, while the Butcher killed it. In German "besteigen" is the verb for "climb onto". This job literally entailed the person climbing onto the pig in order to hold it down while the Butcher did his handy work. Interesting job huh?
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