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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.

125 records carry that name

The 100 shown below are worth $87,246 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 1,074 records under the surname McConnell, worth $776,105. See every city and first name they are recorded under

  • Strong match

    Mary H Mcconnell

    Uncashed check

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank, Na (apecs 1009)

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $9,000.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006159189

  • Strong match

    Mary Ellen Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Indio, CA

    Reported by At&t Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $5,661.99 At & T Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 990774537

  • Strong match

    Mary Jane Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Bank Of America - Na (california Foreign)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,834.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047283294

  • Strong match

    Mary Ellen Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Indio, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,808.22 Comcast Corp New
    Start this claim

    State ID 967281973

  • Strong match

    Mary Jane Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by State Farm General Insurance Company

    $735.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 992972168

  • Strong match

    Mary E Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · La Mirada, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $437.12 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 16312003

  • Strong match

    Mary Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · San Leandro, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $416.74 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 969452145

  • Strong match

    Mary E Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Lynwood, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $389.73 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15499874

  • Strong match

    Mary Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Fund 1 Independent Foreclosure Review Pa

    $300.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 984710716

  • Strong match

    Mary Ellen Mcconnell

    Unpaid dividends · Indio, CA

    Reported by Avaya Inc (private)

    $262.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 967880833

  • Strong match

    Mary Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Alta Loma, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobile Club

    $179.85
    Start this claim

    State ID 1033856159

  • Strong match

    Mary Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Oakland, CA

    Reported by Allstate Indemnity Company

    $143.58
    Start this claim

    State ID 965584094

  • Strong match

    Mary E Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Simi Valley, CA

    Reported by Countrywide Home Loans Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $135.70
    Start this claim

    State ID 15610618

  • Strong match

    Mary Ellen Mcconnell

    Unpaid dividends · Indio, CA

    Reported by Comcast Corp

    $118.44
    Start this claim

    State ID 967281971

  • Strong match

    Mary J Mcconnell

    Savings account · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Washington Mutual Bank (68-0172274)

    Held jointly with 3 other people

    $109.23
    Start this claim

    State ID 9273590

  • Strong match

    Mary M Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Carlsbad, CA

    Reported by Interinsurance Exchange Of The Automobil

    $104.49
    Start this claim

    State ID 11549497

  • Strong match

    Mary Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Sony Electronics Inc

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 998648417

  • Strong match

    Mary Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Pittsburg, CA

    Reported by T-mobile Usa

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954348982

  • Likely match

    Marie Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

    Reported by Garibaldi V Bank Of America Qualified Settlement Fund

    $224.63
    Start this claim

    State ID 1006809104

  • Likely match

    Marie Mcconnell

    Credit balance · Salinas, CA

    Reported by Laboratory Corp. Of America Holdings And

    $220.92
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011711299

  • Likely match

    Marie Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins Co

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $128.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1001227718

  • Likely match

    Marie M Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Royal Oaks, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $100.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024681191

  • Likely match

    M J Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · North Hollywood, CA

    Reported by Juvenile Court Fifth Dist

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,543.07
    Start this claim

    State ID 2555170

  • Likely match

    M L Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Stockton, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $564.47 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 15499873

  • Worth checking

    Martha L Mcconnell

    Retirement account · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by 500 Index Fund Adm- 540

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $10,715.21 Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025317572

  • Worth checking

    Marcus Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · San Jose, CA

    Reported by Living In Familiar Environments

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,737.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 985486169

  • Worth checking

    Michael P Mcconnell

    Escrow balance · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by First Colorado Title Company L L C

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $4,123.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 984037100

  • Worth checking

    Marvin A Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,364.74 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 16557693

  • Worth checking

    Margaret G Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Mobil Corporation

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $3,364.74 Exxon Mobil Corp
    Start this claim

    State ID 16557693

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Insurance proceeds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,624.99
    Start this claim

    State ID 17923303

  • Worth checking

    Michelle A Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · El Granada, CA

    Reported by Gutierrez V Wells Fargo Bank Na Qualified Settlement

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,553.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 1012109252

  • Worth checking

    Mable Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Ontario, CA

    Reported by Ins Comm As Liq Dept Of Ins

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,474.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 7019717

  • Worth checking

    Michelle Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Norco, CA

    Reported by Foremost Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,361.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005246768

  • Worth checking

    Michael P Mcconnell

    Savings account · Manhattan Beach, CA

    Reported by Visions Federal Credit Union

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,074.56
    Start this claim

    State ID 968224374

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Indio, CA

    Reported by Western Riverside Council Of Governments (wrcog)

    Held jointly with 2 other people

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,054.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1047393266

  • Worth checking

    Marion E Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Long Beach, CA

    Reported by Isi Trust Fund

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,047.84 Providentmutual Investment Shs
    Start this claim

    State ID 1539899

  • Worth checking

    Marilyn J Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Santa Barbara, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $1,039.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 975341518

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Upland, CA

    Reported by Yum Brands Incorporated Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $807.76 Tricon Global Restaurants Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 14242927

  • Worth checking

    Martha B Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Colonial Penn Life Insurance Company

    $785.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 993647749

  • Worth checking

    Martha B Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Winnetka, CA

    Reported by Prudential Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $762.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 993662337

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Aldrich Mcconnell

    Mineral or royalty payments · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketi

    $761.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 978852244

  • Worth checking

    Melba Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Brownsville, CA

    Reported by U.s. Bank Na

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $726.37
    Start this claim

    State ID 973966810

  • Worth checking

    Martha B Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Prudential Financial Inc Common

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $654.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 16135125

  • Worth checking

    Mia Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · San Diego, CA

    Reported by Optumrx

    $634.66
    Start this claim

    State ID 972702540

  • Worth checking

    Margaret L Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · San Diego, CA

    Reported by General Motors Corp

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $620.64 General Motors Corpe
    Start this claim

    State ID 11916814

  • Worth checking

    Michelle Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Norco, CA

    Reported by Foremost Insurance Company

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $536.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1005246767

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Aldrich Mcconnell

    Mineral or royalty payments · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Cvr Supply & Trading Llc (fka Coffeyville Resources)

    $532.25
    Start this claim

    State ID 987518217

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Aldrich Mcconnell

    Mineral or royalty payments · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Cvr Supply & Trading Llc (fka Coffeyville Resources)

    $526.80
    Start this claim

    State ID 981820885

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Aldrich Mcconnell

    Mineral or royalty payments · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Cvr Supply & Trading Llc (fka Coffeyville Resources)

    $505.17
    Start this claim

    State ID 998950759

  • Worth checking

    Maegan A Mcconnell

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $483.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1032197438

  • Worth checking

    Melissa M Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Fallbrook, CA

    Reported by Capital One Services Llc

    $463.65
    Start this claim

    State ID 997632196

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Aldrich Mcconnell

    Mineral or royalty payments · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Cvr Supply & Trading Llc (fka Coffeyville Resources)

    $459.68
    Start this claim

    State ID 993318640

  • Worth checking

    Mark Randal Mcconnell

    Escrow balance · Yucaipa, CA

    Reported by Sentry Escrow Service Inc.

    $445.72
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041756734

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Nuevo, CA

    Reported by Ally Bank

    $422.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1040543843

  • Worth checking

    Monte Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Anaheim, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $420.67
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043639127

  • Worth checking

    Max C Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Newport Beach, CA

    Reported by Colgate-palmolive Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $384.62 Colgate Palmolive Co
    Start this claim

    State ID 1018383072

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Insurance proceeds · Lakeside, CA

    Reported by Great American Insurance Compa

    $374.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 10868347

  • Worth checking

    Mark B Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Colton, CA

    Reported by Delaware Vs New York Settlement

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $361.09
    Start this claim

    State ID 3312083

  • Worth checking

    Maegan A Mcconnell

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $339.14
    Start this claim

    State ID 1030779588

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Visalia, CA

    Reported by Ace American Insurance Company

    $320.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 959349432

  • Worth checking

    Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Lake Elsinore, CA

    Reported by Fire Insurance Exchange

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

    $281.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969682423

  • Worth checking

    Marion Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Citrus Heights, CA

    Reported by Metlife Inc

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $278.36 Metlife Inc
    Start this claim

    State ID 17855612

  • Worth checking

    Marvin Aldrich Mcconnell

    Mineral or royalty payments · Corte Madera, CA

    Reported by Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketi

    $274.24
    Start this claim

    State ID 969523809

  • Worth checking

    Michael V Mcconnell

    Insurance proceeds · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Management Applied Programming

    $266.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 18041178

  • Worth checking

    Michael R Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Fresno, CA

    Reported by Metromedia International Group, Inc.

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $260.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 14991406

  • Worth checking

    Margaret A Mcconnell

    Savings account · Livermore, CA

    Reported by Navy Federal Credit Union

    $253.19
    Start this claim

    State ID 1011234299

  • Worth checking

    Maegan A Mcconnell

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $242.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045684196

  • Worth checking

    Maegan A Mcconnell

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $242.73
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045684195

  • Worth checking

    Maegan A Mcconnell

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Walt Disney Company The

    $241.10
    Start this claim

    State ID 1045684193

  • Worth checking

    Melville B Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Palm Desert, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $234.38
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041928503

  • Worth checking

    Malcolm F Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Sherman Oaks, CA

    Reported by Aurora National Life

    $233.41
    Start this claim

    State ID 967478122

  • Worth checking

    Michael E Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Temecula, CA

    Reported by Capital One Na

    $220.05
    Start this claim

    State ID 993443596

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Fraser Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Rocklin, CA

    Reported by Simpkins V Gps Consumer Direct Inc

    $219.77
    Start this claim

    State ID 1020548130

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Torrance, CA

    Reported by Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.

    $210.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 954142453

  • Worth checking

    Melissa M Mcconnell

    Deposit held · Murrieta, CA

    Reported by Sce

    $205.84
    Start this claim

    State ID 973635524

  • Worth checking

    Matthew Mcconnell

    Pension or retirement funds · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Delaware Charter Guarantee And Trust

    $203.48
    Start this claim

    State ID 1035199889

  • Worth checking

    Melissa Kendall Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Cameron Park, CA

    Reported by Ameritas Life Insurance Corp

    $195.06
    Start this claim

    State ID 1024796453

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Calver City, CA

    Reported by Metabank

    $194.86
    Start this claim

    State ID 981364388

  • Worth checking

    Maitland Mcconnell

    Unpaid wages · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Oasis Outsourcing Holdings Inc.

    $190.89
    Start this claim

    State ID 988287968

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Beverly Hills, CA

    Reported by Sprint United Management

    $189.83
    Start this claim

    State ID 955905910

  • Worth checking

    Miranda R Mcconnell

    Stocks or securities · Fullerton, CA

    Reported by The Walt Disney Company

    A claim on this will have to be notarized.

    $184.31 Disney Walt Company
    Start this claim

    State ID 1008482028

  • Worth checking

    Michael C Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Port Hueneme, CA

    Reported by State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins

    $183.26
    Start this claim

    State ID 978051127

  • Worth checking

    Marshall Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Unknown,

    Reported by Bank Of America - California Na (318)

    $180.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1009947690

  • Worth checking

    Maegan Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Altadena, CA

    Reported by Wgl Holdings Inc

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $176.50
    Start this claim

    State ID 1029238684

  • Worth checking

    Monte Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Kaiser Foundation Hospital Ca

    $175.12
    Start this claim

    State ID 992115618

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Los Angeles, CA

    Reported by Google Payment Corporation

    $174.52
    Start this claim

    State ID 1041806585

  • Worth checking

    Michael C Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Manteca, CA

    Reported by Csaa General Insurance

    $161.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 969042201

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Town Of Erie

    $159.59
    Start this claim

    State ID 969530985

  • Worth checking

    Michael G Mcconnell

    Savings account · Gardena, CA

    Reported by United Savings Bank Fsb

    Held jointly with 1 other person

    $152.15
    Start this claim

    State ID 1509351

  • Worth checking

    Margaret A Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · Mill Valley, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043851199

  • Worth checking

    Matthew S Mcconnell

    Uncashed check · La Mesa, CA

    Reported by Wells Fargo Bank Na (apecs 1009)

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 1043912202

  • Worth checking

    Mack Mcconnell

    Credit balance · San Francisco, CA

    Reported by Google, Llc

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 990852861

  • Worth checking

    Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund

    Reported by Truck Insurance Exchange

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

    $150.00
    Start this claim

    State ID 17997021

  • Worth checking

    Mark Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Sacramento, CA

    Reported by Foremost Insurance Company

    $148.79
    Start this claim

    State ID 1028209484

  • Worth checking

    Margaret Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Malibu, CA

    Reported by At&t Corp

    $146.04
    Start this claim

    State ID 15185582

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Credit balance · Sunnyvale, CA

    Reported by Alienware Corp

    $138.71
    Start this claim

    State ID 985589506

  • Worth checking

    Michael Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State · Santa Cruz, CA

    Reported by Elevance Health Inc

    $138.60
    Start this claim

    State ID 1025774940

  • Worth checking

    Mark A Mcconnell

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Times Mirror Co The

    $137.08
    Start this claim

    State ID 1314406

  • Worth checking

    M B Mcconnel

    Cash held by the State

    Reported by Western Medical Enterprises Inc

    $135.53
    Start this claim

    State ID 10129360

  • Worth checking

    Martin Mcconnell

    Unclaimed refund · Gardena, CA

    Reported by Csg Systems International Inc

    $135.34
    Start this claim

    State ID 973234335

Showing the 100 most valuable of 128. 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

1 probate estate carries 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 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.

  • Walker C

    Probate estate · San Francisco County · 2000

    Matched on McConnell Marjory (heir)

    4 heirs named on the State’s record

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

    $204.94 closed

    State ID 956830393
    Case 20786

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.