From the State Controller’s published file
451 surnames beginning with W appear in California’s unclaimed property file. Whether any particular record is yours depends on the first name and the address, which is what the free search checks.
| Surname | Records | Total held |
|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 208 | $177,894 |
| Westcott | 218 | $176,864 |
| Warburton | 112 | $176,398 |
| Welker | 230 | $175,430 |
| Whitworth | 238 | $173,879 |
| Woody | 377 | $172,432 |
| Wertheimer | 107 | $170,543 |
| Wee | 211 | $169,533 |
| Wear | 138 | $169,154 |
| Walnut | 224 | $168,184 |
| Weatherly | 128 | $166,579 |
| Worrell | 244 | $165,389 |
| Wa | 108 | $165,380 |
| Whitehurst | 165 | $164,891 |
| Walt | 179 | $164,222 |
| Wedbush | 112 | $162,648 |
| Woodman | 218 | $161,291 |
| Wainwright | 217 | $159,838 |
| Willett | 319 | $158,772 |
| Wendell | 217 | $158,331 |
| Welty | 188 | $158,250 |
| Wellington | 284 | $157,602 |
| Woodall | 232 | $155,622 |
| Wallin | 260 | $155,140 |
| Woodcock | 190 | $152,711 |
| Web | 121 | $152,325 |
| Wolford | 165 | $152,090 |
| Wax | 151 | $151,855 |
| Women | 246 | $151,749 |
| Whittle | 189 | $151,104 |
| Wingfield | 119 | $149,670 |
| Wilhite | 213 | $147,676 |
| Whole | 187 | $147,594 |
| Weiler | 213 | $145,699 |
| Whitten | 297 | $144,171 |
| Warnock | 193 | $142,526 |
| Warfield | 223 | $141,893 |
| Weiser | 224 | $140,088 |
| Wallen | 238 | $139,564 |
| Woolf | 242 | $138,899 |
| Wholesale | 169 | $138,608 |
| Wilkie | 194 | $138,580 |
| Wyckoff | 203 | $137,748 |
| Westminster | 113 | $137,344 |
| Wind | 138 | $136,542 |
| Whiteman | 202 | $135,427 |
| Worldwide | 226 | $135,259 |
| Wightman | 183 | $135,106 |
| Weed | 224 | $135,017 |
| Weddle | 173 | $133,506 |
| Wittman | 171 | $132,293 |
| Womens | 242 | $131,572 |
| Wooldridge | 215 | $131,501 |
| Whiteley | 223 | $131,206 |
| Willems | 105 | $131,058 |
| Whitlow | 162 | $129,868 |
| Walley | 103 | $128,956 |
| Whang | 181 | $128,562 |
| Wheat | 294 | $126,819 |
| Water | 211 | $125,733 |
| Worsham | 181 | $124,753 |
| Whitt | 264 | $123,921 |
| Wilken | 106 | $122,408 |
| Wald | 222 | $121,933 |
| Wilks | 203 | $119,483 |
| Walz | 199 | $119,051 |
| Wallach | 239 | $118,640 |
| Wash | 188 | $118,557 |
| Williford | 166 | $118,401 |
| Welton | 243 | $118,332 |
| Wold | 204 | $118,104 |
| Wales | 183 | $117,491 |
| Weinstock | 179 | $117,419 |
| Weis | 235 | $116,869 |
| Wait | 143 | $116,533 |
| Wessel | 169 | $116,398 |
| Wiegand | 172 | $115,759 |
| Weiland | 163 | $115,458 |
| Whitmire | 129 | $115,434 |
| Whatley | 206 | $115,190 |
| Wesson | 220 | $114,504 |
| Wilk | 119 | $114,228 |
| Wunderlich | 129 | $112,860 |
| Wimberly | 201 | $112,517 |
| Weitz | 126 | $112,380 |
| Winder | 147 | $111,615 |
| Winfrey | 161 | $111,172 |
| Westover | 155 | $111,027 |
| Wyant | 131 | $109,281 |
| Waring | 148 | $106,706 |
| Wiebe | 185 | $105,964 |
| Wijaya | 163 | $105,567 |
| Worthen | 135 | $105,532 |
| Weitzman | 161 | $105,038 |
| Wardell | 147 | $104,405 |
| Weinberger | 199 | $104,303 |
| Woolery | 163 | $104,146 |
| Westin | 106 | $103,851 |
| Waltz | 194 | $103,658 |
| Winner | 142 | $103,281 |
| Winton | 200 | $103,111 |
| Wampler | 108 | $102,445 |
| Westerman | 134 | $101,486 |
| Weisz | 173 | $101,273 |
| Wegner | 216 | $100,617 |
| Wieland | 143 | $100,333 |
| Wert | 100 | $100,071 |
| Wisdom | 195 | $99,483 |
| Witter | 148 | $98,586 |
| Wirtz | 106 | $98,382 |
| Waldrop | 120 | $98,304 |
| Witcher | 115 | $98,233 |
| Wisner | 116 | $98,049 |
| Wardlaw | 106 | $97,725 |
| Westman | 123 | $97,699 |
| Warrick | 160 | $97,143 |
| Wheelock | 129 | $96,313 |
| Warne | 136 | $95,794 |
| Wentz | 197 | $94,416 |
| Wulff | 124 | $94,355 |
| Wakeman | 107 | $94,281 |
| Walcott | 114 | $94,146 |
| Wescott | 121 | $93,699 |
| Woodford | 138 | $93,691 |
| Wolter | 166 | $93,424 |
| We | 224 | $93,330 |
| Walia | 178 | $93,198 |
| Whitmer | 125 | $92,082 |
| Wilborn | 108 | $90,315 |
| Wildman | 164 | $89,907 |
| Wortman | 153 | $89,732 |
| Whitton | 130 | $87,658 |
| Wingate | 164 | $87,236 |
| Wilbert | 140 | $87,164 |
| Wessels | 130 | $86,772 |
| Wire | 106 | $86,405 |
| Woodley | 145 | $84,563 |
| Winstead | 105 | $83,957 |
| Weidner | 131 | $82,382 |
| Wyndham | 130 | $82,140 |
| Wimer | 129 | $82,072 |
| Wyrick | 156 | $81,114 |
| Welborn | 111 | $80,224 |
| Wayman | 141 | $79,862 |
| Wertz | 148 | $78,229 |
| Weigand | 118 | $77,989 |
| Weimer | 179 | $77,842 |
| Wojcik | 107 | $77,429 |
| Wachter | 147 | $76,553 |
| Walmart | 112 | $76,363 |
| Wycoff | 130 | $75,975 |
| Works | 122 | $75,915 |
| Winger | 128 | $75,669 |
| Wozniak | 137 | $74,117 |
| Weingarten | 178 | $74,065 |
| Wittenberg | 151 | $73,710 |
| Wortham | 125 | $73,125 |
| Well | 132 | $72,616 |
| Whittemore | 151 | $72,546 |
| Wacik | 125 | $71,867 |
| Wickman | 112 | $71,615 |
| Winkle | 130 | $71,586 |
| Woolfolk | 108 | $71,247 |
| Wachtel | 100 | $70,932 |
| Wendel | 122 | $67,088 |
| Wellness | 109 | $67,050 |
| Weitzel | 116 | $66,440 |
| Wiens | 126 | $65,737 |
| Weese | 100 | $65,033 |
| Walk | 119 | $64,414 |
| Waddington | 115 | $63,941 |
| Whetstone | 153 | $63,244 |
| Waltman | 108 | $63,117 |
| Witten | 101 | $62,913 |
| Welter | 155 | $61,100 |
| Woodrow | 127 | $60,274 |
| Woodburn | 111 | $60,067 |
| Willhite | 121 | $59,787 |
| Wetmore | 107 | $59,604 |
| Weigel | 126 | $59,264 |
| Wheel | 106 | $59,178 |
| Waldon | 114 | $58,804 |
| Walston | 100 | $58,500 |
| Weight | 102 | $57,257 |
| Wingo | 107 | $56,968 |
| Wiltshire | 105 | $55,506 |
| Weathersby | 116 | $55,086 |
| Wicker | 142 | $53,506 |
| Willits | 110 | $53,166 |
| Wilmot | 101 | $52,327 |
| Woldeyohannes | 220 | $50,409 |
| Westland | 105 | $47,425 |
| Wolters | 105 | $47,256 |
| Wester | 107 | $45,131 |
| Woolridge | 103 | $42,234 |
| Watterson | 100 | $42,069 |
| Wilkens | 116 | $41,485 |
| Weinmann | 106 | $39,534 |
| What | 106 | $37,884 |
| Whitener | 107 | $37,667 |
| Wakeham | 107 | $32,075 |
Figures from our copy of the State Controller’s published file, last rebuilt October 16, 2026. We are a private company and are not affiliated with the State Controller’s Office.
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