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Enter a name exactly as it may have appeared on an old account. We search the State Controller’s published records under every reasonable variant of it, not just the spelling you typed.

100 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $585,882 between them. A match is not proof — the State holds many people with the same name, and establishing which record is yours is the real work of a claim.

The State holds 1,057 records under the surname Cooke, worth $1,037,411. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Clayton Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Santa Fe, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $552.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026265506

  • Strong match

    Clayton Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Santa Fe, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $280.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026264951

  • Strong match

    Clayton T Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Rcho Santa Fe, CA

    Reported by Wellpoint Inc.

    $207.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 970076194

  • Strong match

    Clayton Cooke

    Credit balance · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Henry Schein Inc

    $194.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032308123

  • Strong match

    Clayton Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · Lakeside, CA

    Reported by Allstate Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $133.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 961377190

  • Strong match

    Clayton Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Santa Fe, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $125.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1026265507

  • Strong match

    Clayton T Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    $104.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004296244

  • Strong match

    Clayton T Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by United Concordia Companies Inc.

    $103.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 979540472

  • Likely match

    C O L Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by National Grid

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $373.19 National Grid Usa
    Start this claim

    State ID 961409297

  • Likely match

    C O L Cooke

    Unpaid dividends · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by National Grid

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $132.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 961409296

  • Likely match

    C Cooke

    Insurance proceeds · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Mid-century Insurance Co

    $110.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 10154415

  • Likely match

    Clayton R Cook

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by San Diego Gas & Electric C0

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,951.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 12744550

  • Likely match

    Clayton R Cook

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Southern California Gas Co.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,250.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 12283143

  • Likely match

    Clayton A Cook

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $731.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15673096

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $139,400.39 Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550378

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $87,742.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009549991

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $87,378.44 Fidelity Advisor Series I Advisor Equ Gro Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550379

  • Worth checking

    C N Cook

    Unpaid dividends · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Chevron Corporation

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $67,476.86 Chevron Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010465796

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $57,417.84 Wells Fargo Adv Prem Lg Co Gwth A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550380

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $45,347.69 Allspring Target Date 2020 Fund Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550381

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,906.86 Fidelity Advisor Dividend Growth Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550374

  • Worth checking

    Clara F Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Losangeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $7,723.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 970993594

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,032.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009549990

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,588.22 Fidelity Advisor Series I Advisor Equ Gro Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550375

  • Worth checking

    C J Cook

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America Nt&sa Branch:0229-belmont Shore Branch

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,841.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 13573388

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,942.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024357363

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,739.37 Wells Fargo Adv Prem Lg Co Gwth A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550376

  • Worth checking

    C Treasurer Cook

    Uncashed check

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,482.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 973970696

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Clearing Services Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,085.78 Allspring Target Date 2020 Fund Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009550377

  • Worth checking

    Clifford N Cooke

    Stocks or securities · N Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,881.41 Prudential Financial Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17192819

  • Worth checking

    Charles E Iii Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Sun Valley, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,228.49 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032338162

  • Worth checking

    C R Cook

    Stocks or securities · West Covina, CA

    Reported by Hollywood Park Reality/operating Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,222.47 Hollywood Park Realty Ent Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1847119

  • Worth checking

    Charles M Cooke

    Uncashed check · Glendale, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,729.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027244416

  • Worth checking

    Christine A Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Lawndale, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,592.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 16103458

  • Worth checking

    C Cook

    Stocks or securities · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,589.57 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16275503

  • Worth checking

    Corinne Cooke

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,518.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 972378444

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Ditech Financial Llc

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,449.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024386319

  • Worth checking

    Carolyn G Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corporation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,258.29 Lockheed Martin Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 17219067

  • Worth checking

    C E Cook

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,121.36
    Start this claim

    State ID 7016065

  • Worth checking

    Cecil G Cooke

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Principal Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,037.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 9504989

  • Worth checking

    Charmaine Carmen Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,026.45 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040501065

  • Worth checking

    Charmaine Carmen Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company (21cf) The

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,026.45 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040501064

  • Worth checking

    Calvin N Cooke

    Uncashed check · Vista, CA

    Reported by Union Bank N.a.

    $968.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008063000

  • Worth checking

    Collision Cooke

    Insurance proceeds · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Calif Casualty & Fire Insurance Co.

    $951.74
    Start this claim

    State ID 13746224

  • Worth checking

    Christopher G Cooke

    Unpaid wages · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Americor Funding Settlement Fund

    $939.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031820680

  • Worth checking

    Carl N Cooke

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California

    $915.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 974733506

  • Worth checking

    C F Cook

    Savings account

    Reported by 0375 Bank Of America Nt & Sa

    $880.16
    Start this claim

    State ID 446449

  • Worth checking

    Chizuko Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $794.51 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16275510

  • Worth checking

    Carl Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Norwalk, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    $784.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033650271

  • Worth checking

    Carol L Cooke

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $754.85 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16275508

  • Worth checking

    Cornelia W Cooke

    Uncashed check · Brentwood, CA

    Reported by National Mortgage Direct Payment Settlem

    $742.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 995635305

  • Worth checking

    Cecil G Cooke

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Principal Life Insurance Co

    $683.02
    Start this claim

    State ID 9504988

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

    $675.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020898579

  • Worth checking

    Claudinette Cooke

    Credit balance · Garden Grove, CA

    Reported by Macys West Stores Inc

    $664.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 953198001

  • Worth checking

    C D Cook

    Unpaid dividends

    Reported by Transamerica Income Shares

    $645.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 13458987

  • Worth checking

    Chester R Cooke

    Cash held by the State · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $620.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 15161804

  • Worth checking

    Calla R Cooke

    Cash held by the State · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $620.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 15161804

  • Worth checking

    Cassidy A Cooke

    Uncashed check · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Huntington National Bank

    $497.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004649506

  • Worth checking

    Chester R Cooke

    Stocks or securities · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16103455

  • Worth checking

    Charles R Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Glendora, CA

    Reported by Rogowski V State Farm Life Insurance

    $454.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039744577

  • Worth checking

    Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by American Express Prepaid Card Management Co

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $452.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981163587

  • Worth checking

    Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by American Express Prepaid Card Management Co

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $452.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 981163586

  • Worth checking

    Charles M Cooke

    Escrow balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Old Republic Title Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $412.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 968677328

  • Worth checking

    Chizoko Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16275509

  • Worth checking

    Craig Cooke

    Insurance proceeds · El Toro, CA

    Reported by Old American County Mutual Fir

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $389.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 10191791

  • Worth checking

    Claudinette Cooke

    Uncashed check · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Uprr Llc

    $375.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 972384347

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Cooke

    Cash held by the State · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Insurance Co

    $373.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047147272

  • Worth checking

    Cassidy Cooke

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Fnf Utc Llc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $345.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018926109

  • Worth checking

    Christopher L Cooke

    Pension or retirement funds · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $323.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035194615

  • Worth checking

    Cynthia M Trustee Cooke

    Escrow balance

    Reported by Empower Escrow Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    Someone has already filed a claim on this property. It may be you, or it may not.

    $301.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011393738

  • Worth checking

    Christopher J Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · Reseda, CA

    Reported by Capital Bank N.a.

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042130190

  • Worth checking

    Carrie L Cooke

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984683307

  • Worth checking

    Cornelia W Cooke

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984683306

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Pierce Cooke

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by General Electric Company

    $273.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 968531755

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Cooke

    Escrow balance · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $268.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044604342

  • Worth checking

    Catherine Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Western Union Financial Svcs Inc

    $240.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1015744106

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Cooke

    Uncashed check · Hercules, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab Bank

    $239.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001059069

  • Worth checking

    Charles F Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Playa Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Autonation Inc.

    $235.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973023836

  • Worth checking

    Charlotte Cooke

    Unpaid dividends · Northridge,

    Reported by Southern Company

    $226.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 4836179

  • Worth checking

    Cassidy Cooke

    Savings account · Marina Del Rey, CA

    Reported by Hsa Bank A Division Of Webster Bank Na

    $213.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 995059347

  • Worth checking

    Carolyn G Cooke

    Uncashed check · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by Siskiyou County Title Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $213.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 15641908

  • Worth checking

    Carolyn G Cooke

    Uncashed check · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by Siskiyou County Title Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $213.33
    Start this claim

    State ID 15641907

  • Worth checking

    Carol Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Cucamong, CA

    Reported by American Reserve Ins Co

    $207.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 3012603

  • Worth checking

    Christoper Cooke

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Xerox Corporation

    $206.55
    Start this claim

    State ID 14475474

  • Worth checking

    Claude Cooke

    Insurance proceeds · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17696720

  • Worth checking

    Charles Cooke

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by University Of The Pacific

    $188.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 980678202

  • Worth checking

    Courtney W Cooke

    Stocks or securities · N Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Axa Financial Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $185.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 16462673

  • Worth checking

    Chris Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American Express Company

    $172.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028166047

  • Worth checking

    Claire Cooke

    Unpaid dividends · Culver City, CA

    Reported by Eastman Kodak Co

    $168.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12765832

  • Worth checking

    Conway Cooke

    Insurance proceeds · Compton, CA

    Reported by Republic Insurance Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $165.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 12542923

  • Worth checking

    Curtis W Cooke

    Uncashed check · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Pre-paid Card

    $164.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027244417

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · Hemet, CA

    Reported by Farmers Insurance Exchange

    $150.57
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030323711

  • Worth checking

    Christopher Cooke

    Cash held by the State · San Clemente, CA

    Reported by Unitedhealthcare Benefits Plan Of California

    $147.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 1046933366

  • Worth checking

    Cherie Cooke

    Uncashed check · Suisun City, CA

    Reported by Ally Bank

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $143.42
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040535011

  • Worth checking

    Charles M Cooke

    Unpaid dividends · Sonoma, CA

    Reported by Southern California Edison Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 12411183

  • Worth checking

    Casey Cooke

    Unclaimed refund · Penn Valley, CA

    Reported by Comcast Cable Comm Mgmt Llc

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992767671

  • Worth checking

    Cory F Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Pleasant Hill, CA

    Reported by Cigna Health & Life Insurance Company

    $137.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039643320

  • Worth checking

    Carolyn G Cooke

    Stocks or securities · Big Bear Lake, CA

    Reported by At&t Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $137.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 16381674

  • Worth checking

    Christina J Cooke

    Cash held by the State · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Dba Blue Shield Of Ca

    $136.01
    Start this claim

    State ID 1013610818

  • Worth checking

    Candice Cooke

    Credit balance · Costa Mesa, CA

    Reported by Ebay Inc.

    $132.78
    Start this claim

    State ID 963652426

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Tell us if this name comes up again

Banks and insurers hand accounts to the State Controller roughly twice a year, and the file grows every time. We will keep checking this name against each new file and write to you if it appears.

Only about this name, and you can stop it from any email. We do not sell or share the address.

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

There is no deadline. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely, so nothing here is urgent.

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Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
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Deadline to claim
California places no time limit. The State holds unclaimed property indefinitely.

How This Search Differs from the Official One

The State Controller’s own search matches what you type, and nothing else. Ours also finds maiden names, married names, initials, common misspellings, hyphen variants, and business names with and without their suffixes — because the record was created by whoever held the account, not by you.

Every result comes from the Controller’s own published file, which we rebuild weekly. Each one carries the State’s own property ID, so the record you are looking at is traceable to the source rather than to us.

What We Search Under

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  • Maiden and former married names, if you tell us them
  • Common misspellings and transposed letters
  • Former addresses in California
  • Business names with and without Inc., LLC, Co. and DBAs

How You Are Protected

Our fee is capped at ten per cent of what is recovered by Code of Civil Procedure §1582, and nothing is owed until the State Controller has paid you. If we recover nothing, you owe nothing.

California Unclaimed Property Services is a private asset recovery firm. We are not the California State Controller’s Office.

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