ʻO ka haʻi mua ʻana o ka beagle, ʻaʻole maopopo kona kumu maoli o ka inoa, ʻike ʻia ma 1515 ma nā puke ʻohana o Henry VIII. Ma laila kahi mea i kapa ʻia ʻo "Keeper of the Beagles" i uku ʻia. I ka makahiki 1615 ua loaʻa ka "Little Beagle" i ka wehewehe ʻana o Gervase Markham i nā ʻano nui o nā ʻīlio hahai holoholona. Eia naʻe, ʻaʻole i hiki i ka makahiki 1890 i ʻike ʻia ka Beagle ma ke ʻano he ʻīlio ʻīlio ʻokoʻa e ka English Kennel Club.
Ma lalo ʻoe e ʻike ai i nā peʻa ʻīlio Beagle maikaʻi loa 10: