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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.

37 exact, and 63 close matches worth a look

The 100 shown below are worth $102,281 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 536 records under the surname Doris, worth $731,120. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    E L Dietemann Doris

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Service Corporation Intl.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,432.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071966428

  • Strong match

    E O Doris

    Cash held by the State · Redding, CA

    Reported by Aetna Life Insurance

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,034.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 18974150

  • Strong match

    E Brown Doris

    Cash held by the State · Escondido, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,049.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068997257

  • Strong match

    E Cowan Doris

    Unpaid dividends · Granada Hills, CA

    Reported by 3m Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $569.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069102149

  • Strong match

    E Jonas Doris

    Savings account · Victorville, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $538.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 976593223

  • Strong match

    E Pipkin Doris

    Unclaimed refund · Pacific Grove,

    Reported by Pacific Gas & Electric Company

    $494.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 958950474

  • Strong match

    E Remel Doris

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $476.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970909277

  • Strong match

    E Davis Doris

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $370.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970909276

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $165.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068840042

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $165.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068840029

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $165.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068840016

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $165.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068840003

  • Strong match

    E Long Doris

    Cash held by the State · Menifee, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    $160.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069127391

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $157.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839990

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $157.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839977

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $157.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839964

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $157.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839951

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839938

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839925

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839912

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839899

  • Strong match

    E Ludwig Doris

    Cash held by the State · Monrovia, CA

    Reported by Ge Money

    $142.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 13797848

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839886

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839862

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839833

  • Strong match

    E Stauffer Doris

    Unpaid dividends · San Pedro, CA

    Reported by Lockheed Martin Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $140.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1068839804

  • Strong match

    E Long Doris

    Cash held by the State · Menifee, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    $120.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1069127708

  • Strong match

    E Rodin Doris

    Uncashed check · Fremont, CA

    Reported by Zotec Partners Llc

    $103.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1063426777

  • Likely match

    Eva M Doris

    Uncashed check · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Patelco Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,769.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 985019221

  • Likely match

    Edward Doris

    Stocks or securities · Yorba Linda, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,250.37 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1027003636

  • Likely match

    Elizabeth Tetz Doris

    Unclaimed refund · Indio, CA

    Reported by Equitable Escrow Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $472.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059252378

  • Likely match

    Edelman Doris

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Eastlake Ii Community

    $410.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028379737

  • Likely match

    Elizabeth Tetz Doris

    Unclaimed refund · Indio, CA

    Reported by Equitable Escrow Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $289.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1059252377

  • Likely match

    Eva Doris

    Credit balance · Orangevale, CA

    Reported by Synchrony Bank

    $242.93
    Start this claim

    State ID 995697327

  • Likely match

    Edith Buchman Doris

    Cash held by the State · West Hills, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1089555270

  • Likely match

    Eubanks-mosley Doris

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Phoenix Settlement Admn. (evans V. Walmart 2023)

    $148.91
    Start this claim

    State ID 1071868372

  • Likely match

    E F Darosa

    Unclaimed refund · Roseville, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $455.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 18943024

  • Likely match

    E Duarte Dirce

    Uncashed check · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Unauthorized Account Qsf

    $277.76
    Start this claim

    State ID 1057895796

  • Likely match

    E A Drews

    Unpaid dividends · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Juvenile Court Fifth Dist

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 2034415

  • Likely match

    E C Drews

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    $139.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 5078874

  • Likely match

    E The Darcy

    Cash held by the State · Sonoma, CA

    Reported by Standard Fire Insurance Co

    $104.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 11803725

  • Likely match

    E Dorsey

    Cash held by the State · El Segundo, CA

    Reported by Hertz Corporation

    $103.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 9422434

  • Worth checking

    Ennio Derras

    Cash held by the State · Gardena, CA

    Reported by The Bancorp Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,030.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017342375

  • Worth checking

    Est Frank P Derosa

    Cash held by the State · Sn Luis Obisp, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $6,871.97
    Start this claim

    State ID 974910175

  • Worth checking

    Edith M Darcy

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Community Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,895.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 11288068

  • Worth checking

    Ethel Dorsey

    Cash held by the State · San Bernardino, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Insuran

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970882804

  • Worth checking

    Eugene R Derosa

    Unpaid dividends · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Investors First Staged Equity

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,619.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 17269087

  • Worth checking

    Edwin Dris

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Comerica Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,342.31
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030610047

  • Worth checking

    Eduardo A Deras

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,637.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 989611049

  • Worth checking

    Emma C Durazzo

    Uncashed check · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Pentagon Federal Credit Union

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028770395

  • Worth checking

    Edyce M Dorris

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank National Assocation

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,676.47
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018586195

  • Worth checking

    Edward F Deras

    Escrow balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Dovenmuehle Mortgage Inc.

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,495.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021884909

  • Worth checking

    Edward Barksdale Darius

    Cash held by the State · Barstow, CA

    Reported by Block Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,009.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 1089517161

  • Worth checking

    Edwina M Deroussee

    Savings account · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Coast Savings & Loan

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,951.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1299007

  • Worth checking

    Eugene P Derosa

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Citibank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,860.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 953728506

  • Worth checking

    Ellis L Darcy

    Stocks or securities · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,629.00 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16277881

  • Worth checking

    Eugene R Derosa

    Stocks or securities · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,584.40 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15465256

  • Worth checking

    Estelle D'arcy

    Unpaid wages · Pasadena, CA

    Reported by Methodist Hospital Of Southern Ca

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,433.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 954302539

  • Worth checking

    Elisabeth Drews

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041081420

  • Worth checking

    Edyce Dorris

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by 70 Unum Life Insurance Company Of America

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,056.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024822477

  • Worth checking

    Edyce Dorris

    Cash held by the State · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by 70 Unum Life Insurance Company Of America

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,056.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024822477

  • Worth checking

    Est Virginia Derose

    Cash held by the State · Temple City, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,051.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 988955015

  • Worth checking

    Ella L Drews

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by California Western Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,013.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 1476166

  • Worth checking

    Evelia P Deruiz

    Uncashed check · Berkeley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $709.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024449199

  • Worth checking

    Eric Lamar Darius

    Uncashed check · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Sesac Llc

    $671.18
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047934107

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth M Drees

    Stocks or securities · 70184 Stuttgart, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $653.43 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 973361235

  • Worth checking

    Ethel L Dorsey

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $610.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998768396

  • Worth checking

    Elaine Drees

    Cash held by the State · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040827416

  • Worth checking

    Elisabeth Drews

    Cash held by the State · San Mateo, CA

    Reported by Pathward

    $600.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040890023

  • Worth checking

    Ellie G Fbo Deorsey

    Savings account · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $587.46
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024451999

  • Worth checking

    Elsie Darris

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Union Security Insurance Company

    $545.39
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018144137

  • Worth checking

    Esther G Dircio

    Escrow balance · Nuevo, CA

    Reported by Empire Escrow

    $540.98
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039986461

  • Worth checking

    Emily Derossi

    Credit balance · Monterey, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $537.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 1016874509

  • Worth checking

    Ethel Dorsey

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by American General Life & Accident Insurance Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5400930

  • Worth checking

    Edith A Dorsey

    Cash held by the State · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    $500.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 18850397

  • Worth checking

    Elisa Deras

    Uncashed check · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Fifth Third Bancorp

    $499.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044797748

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth M Derosa

    Stocks or securities · Riverside, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $483.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 16106980

  • Worth checking

    Emerson P Dorsey

    Uncashed check · Chula Vista, CA

    Reported by Pacific Marine Credit Union

    $469.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 980867856

  • Worth checking

    Eric Dorsey

    Stocks or securities · Sanford, CA

    Reported by The Cooper Companies

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $462.17 Cooper Companies Incnew
    Start this claim

    State ID 14479818

  • Worth checking

    Ellen M Douras

    Stocks or securities · Santa Paula, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $426.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 16108177

  • Worth checking

    Easton Deroos

    Cash held by the State · Santa Ana, CA

    Reported by Fremont Industrial Indemnity Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $423.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 5487193

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth M Douris

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Safeco Mutual Funds Inc

    $422.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 9699365

  • Worth checking

    Ethel L Dorsey

    Uncashed check · Inglewood, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $414.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004129303

  • Worth checking

    Ernest A Deroza

    Stocks or securities · Gustine, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $397.44 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16279429

  • Worth checking

    Eleanor R Dorsey

    Stocks or securities · Dsrt Hot Spgs, CA

    Reported by Jarden Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $393.10 Jarden Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 979938319

  • Worth checking

    Elisha Dorsey

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Euromarket Designs Inc

    $390.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 955237792

  • Worth checking

    Elio Ind Durzo

    Unclaimed refund · Menlo Park, CA

    Reported by Employers Preferred Insurance Co.

    $369.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035916719

  • Worth checking

    Evan Drews

    Stocks or securities · Poway, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $368.63 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008552527

  • Worth checking

    Efrain Palomino Durazo

    Uncashed check · Mexicali,

    Reported by Jpmorgan Chase Bank N.a. (703)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $356.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 972575615

  • Worth checking

    Electric Durousseau

    Credit balance · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by W W Grainger Inc

    $355.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 999015396

  • Worth checking

    Eric Darius

    Cash held by the State · Van Nuys, CA

    Reported by Audio And Video Labs Inc

    $351.45
    Start this claim

    State ID 1037680274

  • Worth checking

    Evan Darcey

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Scholars Choice

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020628079

  • Worth checking

    Evan Darcey

    Cash held by the State · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Scholars Choice

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020628079

  • Worth checking

    Erik W Drews

    Cash held by the State · Cardiff By Sea, CA

    Reported by California Physicians Service Dba Bsc

    $348.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 956234355

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth A Drees

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $342.95
    Start this claim

    State ID 1023604806

  • Worth checking

    Elizabeth S Dorries

    Mineral or royalty payments · Vacaville, CA

    Reported by Xto Energy Inc

    $342.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 958713412

  • Worth checking

    Ethel L Dorsey

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    $330.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998768417

  • Worth checking

    Ettinger Lusk Barnett Drs

    Unclaimed refund · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Eli Lilly And Company

    $329.03
    Start this claim

    State ID 992364126

  • Worth checking

    Ettinger Lusk Barnett Drs

    Unclaimed refund · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Eli Lilly And Company

    $325.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 992364125

  • Worth checking

    Evelyn Deroos

    Unclaimed refund · Concord, CA

    Reported by Northbay Healthcare Group

    $325.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 17418103

Showing the 100 most valuable of 213. That is a common name — add a first name or a city to narrow it, and try any former spelling.

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.

A Second State File

2 probate estates carry that name

Separately from unclaimed accounts, the State Controller publishes the estates of deceased people that reached it through county probate. This file names the decedent and the heirs on record, which the main file does not.

1 is still open, holding $2,834.

  • Duris Edwin

    Probate estate · Los Angeles County · 2022

    Matched on Duris Edwin (decedent)

    $2,834.45
    Ask about this estate

    State ID 1017793605
    Case EAP2517353

1 more under that name that can no longer be claimed

When an estate goes unclaimed long enough, the State takes permanent title to it and no claim will be paid afterwards. These are shown because knowing what happened to a relative’s estate is worth something even when the money is gone. Nobody can recover these — if a firm offers to, that alone tells you what they are.

  • Drews Ernest A

    Probate estate · Orange County · 2013

    Matched on Drews Ernest A (decedent)

    Permanently escheated — the State now owns this and it cannot be claimed.

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 979606449
    Case A- 237180

Fees on probated estates are not capped by the ten per cent rule that governs ordinary unclaimed property. How estate claims work, including what we would charge and why the difference exists.

Commissioned California Notary Public $15,000 surety bond Fee capped at 10% by state law Nothing owed until you are paid
10%
Maximum fee, by statute
Code of Civil Procedure §1582 caps any recovery fee at ten percent of the property returned.
$1,000
Notarization threshold
Cash claims at or above this must be notarized. So must all securities and safe deposit boxes.
7 days
Data refresh cycle
The State Controller republishes the full record set every Thursday, and we rebuild our copy from it.
None
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

  • Your name as typed, plus initials and middle-name variants
  • 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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