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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.

363 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $172,648 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 2,387 records under the surname Higgins, worth $2,567,282. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    John M Higgins

    Retirement account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Us Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $8,116.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008375626

  • Strong match

    John J Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Westminster, CA

    Reported by Vivendi Universal/houghton Mifflin Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,662.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14941061

  • Strong match

    John H Higgins

    Savings account · Oakland, CA

    Reported by American Savings Bank

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,257.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 10373227

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Liverpool, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,625.40 Ciena Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017930818

  • Strong match

    John P Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Napa, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,086.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 15160303

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Global Healthcare Exchange

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,850.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 970027419

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $966.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 975476450

  • Strong match

    John R Higgins

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $756.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 988955584

  • Strong match

    John R Higgins

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    $756.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 988955583

  • Strong match

    John P Higgins

    Savings account · Fairfax, CA

    Reported by First Federal Savings And Loan Association Of San Rafael Branch 83

    $753.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 11821875

  • Strong match

    John W Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by American General Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $733.11
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017960678

  • Strong match

    John F Jr Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Carmel, CA

    Reported by Cytec Industries Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $710.25 Cytec Industries Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17977613

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Sf,

    Reported by St Marys Medical Center

    $661.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 4394154

  • Strong match

    John G Higgins

    Unclaimed refund · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Perry Ford Of Poway Llc

    $599.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 985258956

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $518.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 1036868444

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $503.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 980674612

  • Strong match

    John A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Vallejo, CA

    Reported by Williams Communications Group Inc Common Misc Cash

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $501.43 Leucadia National Corporation
    Start this claim

    State ID 14799370

  • Strong match

    John D Higgins

    Retirement account · Castro Valley, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    $493.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 15618561

  • Strong match

    John B Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Commonwealth Of Virginia

    $475.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 5505120

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $466.96
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029557401

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $444.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 970906922

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Laguna Hills, CA

    Reported by Pultegroup Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $408.89 Pulte Group Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 999250569

  • Strong match

    John W Higgins

    Uncashed check · Ione, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $400.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984699175

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $374.28
    Start this claim

    State ID 1021869502

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $372.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040426637

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Unpaid wages

    Reported by Cbs Broadcasting Inc.

    $364.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 10158992

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Redwood City, CA

    Reported by Continental Exchange Solutions Inc

    $350.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 995921698

  • Strong match

    John W Higgins

    Unclaimed refund · Hayward, CA

    Reported by At&t Services Inc

    $343.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045597026

  • Strong match

    John V Higgins

    Credit balance · Palo Alto, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $341.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1039288164

  • Strong match

    John T Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Oroville, CA

    Reported by Health Net Life Insurance Co.

    $314.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 979545165

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $310.75
    Start this claim

    State ID 962460979

  • Strong match

    John A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Coronado, CA

    Reported by General Motors Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $308.24 General Motors Corpe
    Start this claim

    State ID 11916877

  • Strong match

    John W Higgins

    Uncashed check · Downey, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984699174

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $284.82
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001021767

  • Strong match

    John C Higgins

    Insurance proceeds · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by California Physician's Service Dba Blue

    $277.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 16634871

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Unpaid wages · San Marcos, CA

    Reported by Allegis Group Inc

    $276.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 979732020

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $258.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 992979748

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $258.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 995253984

  • Strong match

    John Thomas Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Clovis, CA

    Reported by Zimmer Biomet Holdings Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $248.86 Zimmer Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 994742568

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $247.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 987378068

  • Strong match

    John E Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $246.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 13804097

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Credit balance · Liverpool, CA

    Reported by Charles Schwab & Co.

    $237.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017930817

  • Strong match

    John P Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by State Of Texas

    $235.29
    Start this claim

    State ID 2702446

  • Strong match

    John P Higgins

    Unclaimed refund · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Adp Cobra Services Inc

    $233.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 16824527

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $231.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005207522

  • Strong match

    John W Higgins

    Unpaid dividends · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co

    $222.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 9435805

  • Strong match

    John Earl Higgins

    Mineral or royalty payments · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Stephens And Johnson Operating Company

    $205.64
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011891901

  • Strong match

    John S Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Burbank, CA

    Reported by Minstar Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $202.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 12657099

  • Strong match

    John T Higgins

    Credit balance · Santee, CA

    Reported by Amerigas Propane Lp

    $202.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 997006163

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Corpay Technologies Operating Co Llc

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1042762568

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Credit balance · Lake Forest, CA

    Reported by Mission Hospital

    $200.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 961234822

  • Strong match

    John C Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by Home Savings Of America Yucaipa Branch

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $196.32
    Start this claim

    State ID 9190748

  • Strong match

    John Higgins

    Unclaimed refund · Rohnert Park, CA

    Reported by Amco Insurance Co

    $188.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 973563808

  • Likely match

    Jan L Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Transamerica Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,655.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 979684862

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,476.97 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323402

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,329.27 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323405

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,181.58 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323404

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,137.27 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323400

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,063.42 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323403

  • Likely match

    Johnnie L Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Null, CA

    Reported by California Capital Ins Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998459741

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $856.64 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323401

  • Likely match

    Jana Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Dana Point, CA

    Reported by Morgan Stanley & Co Llc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $807.83 United Airlines Holdings Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1017436619

  • Likely match

    Joan L Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Seal Beach, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $599.51 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15482874

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $457.86 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323399

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $428.32 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323397

  • Likely match

    Joan K Higgins

    Stocks or securities · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $418.53 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 971590911

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $369.24 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323394

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $354.47 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323398

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $339.70 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323396

  • Likely match

    June E Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Kba

    $312.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 17171068

  • Likely match

    June Higgins

    Uncashed check · El Monte, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $305.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 11363105

  • Likely match

    Jeannie Higgins

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 9125053

  • Likely match

    Jane L Higgins

    Uncashed check · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984699173

  • Likely match

    Joanne Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Mid West National Life Ins Co

    $296.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 958960807

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $295.39 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323406

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $295.39 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323390

  • Likely match

    Joanne Higgins

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by First Entertainment Credit Union

    $271.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 15749761

  • Likely match

    June A Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Whittier, CA

    Reported by Mattel Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $265.85 Mattel Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041323395

  • Likely match

    Joan Higgins

    Savings account · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Broadway Federal Savings & Loan Association

    $236.61
    Start this claim

    State ID 5218735

  • Likely match

    Jon S Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $211.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 15697389

  • Likely match

    Joan K Higgins

    Stocks or securities · San Pablo, CA

    Reported by Exxon Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $209.26 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 971590912

  • Likely match

    Jeanie Higgins

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Avanir Pharmaceuticals Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $200.74 Avanir Pharmaceuticals Cl A
    Start this claim

    State ID 959754144

  • Likely match

    Joan L Higgins

    Credit balance · Walnut Creek, CA

    Reported by Citibank N A

    $189.81
    Start this claim

    State ID 994945820

  • Likely match

    J M Higgins

    Cash held by the State · Saratoga,

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $390.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 4413979

  • Likely match

    John B Hawkins

    Cash held by the State · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Securian Life Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $73,527.13
    Start this claim

    State ID 1031688376

  • Likely match

    John H Hawkins

    Retirement account · Upland, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,200.87
    Start this claim

    State ID 1004129863

  • Likely match

    John W Hawkins

    Endowment proceeds · Lockeford, CA

    Reported by New York Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,883.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 13568841

  • Likely match

    John H Hawkins

    Endowment proceeds · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Life Insurance Co

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,993.40
    Start this claim

    State ID 17011027

  • Likely match

    John Hawkins

    Cash held by the State · Mariposa, CA

    Reported by Mariscal Weeks Mcintyre & Friedlander

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,401.88
    Start this claim

    State ID 966094946

  • Likely match

    John B Huggins

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Century Properties Fund Xix

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,625.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010997171

  • Likely match

    John B Huggins

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Century Properties Fund Xix

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,625.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010997170

  • Likely match

    John B Huggins

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Century Properties Fund Xix

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,625.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010997169

  • Likely match

    John B Huggins

    Cash held by the State · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Century Properties Fund Xix

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $2,625.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1010997168

  • Likely match

    John B Hawkins

    Stocks or securities · Desert Hot Spri, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,745.77 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16293360

  • Likely match

    John Hawkins

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Paypal Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,622.94
    Start this claim

    State ID 997423941

  • Likely match

    John H Hawkins

    Stocks or securities · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by John Hancock Financial Services Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,564.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 15674730

  • Likely match

    John L Hawkins

    Uncashed check · Camarillo, CA

    Reported by National Mortgage Direct Payment Settlem

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,484.21
    Start this claim

    State ID 995636438

  • Likely match

    John B Huggins

    Unpaid dividends · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Century Properties Fund Xix

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,474.20
    Start this claim

    State ID 962357502

  • Likely match

    John B Hawkins

    Uncashed check · Daly City, CA

    Reported by Pnc Bank National Association

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,457.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 1044708559

  • Likely match

    John B Huggins

    Unpaid dividends · Bakersfield, CA

    Reported by Axa Sa

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,456.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 968353681

Showing the 100 most valuable of 363. 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.

2 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.

  • Long Margaret C

    Probate estate · Fresno County · 1998

    Matched on Higgins Jessie (heir)

    7 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $65.88 closed

    State ID 956812736
    Case 3405644

  • Higgins James Brangohard

    Probate estate · Imperial County · 1993

    Matched on Higgins James Brangohard (decedent)

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

    $0.00 closed

    State ID 956805427
    Case 11702

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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Give us a name and we will check the State Controller’s records under every reasonable variant of it. Asking costs nothing and commits you to nothing.