Aabaha Jack Russell Terrier waa wiilka wadaadka Ingriiska Parson John Russell. Fiqiga, oo aad ugu xamaasadsanaa ugaarsiga, ayaa bilaabay taranka Jagdterriers isagoo weli wax ka baranayay Oxford. Hadafka dadaalkiisu waxa uu ahaa sidii uu u samayn lahaa khad dawaco ah oo la orda dawacadiisa oo ka cayrsan lahayd dawacada iyo xayawaanka kale ee godadkooda. Laba nooc oo kala duwan oo Jack Russell ah ayaa ka soo baxay tarankan: "Parson Jack Russell" iyo "Jack Russell Terrier". Diirada saaran ku habboonaanta ugaarsiga iyo isgoysyada joogtada ah ee noocyada kale sida bull terriers, beagles, iyo corgis macnaheedu waa in taranka aysan si rasmi ah u aqoonsan ururada ilaa 1991.
Hoos waxaad ka heli doontaa 10-ka tattoo eeyga ugu fiican ee Jack Russell Terrier: